Walking the rows
Between pallets weathered gray
Carrying an imperfect display
Of various shapes
And sizes
Some have no stems
Some lean to the side
I'm looking for the one
That magazines
And television
Have fashioned as my ideal
(With my approval, of course)
Pumpkin perfection
Perfectly round
Perfectly orange
An enviable stem
But these
Every one
Flawed
The perfect fruit does not exist here
So I choose one with
Deep character lines
Round
With a good stem
The flat spot
Won't show against the wall
I'll give it nice teeth
And a keen sense
Of humor
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